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Originally posted by Cream
I just want to clarify what has been written here and on some other threads. The smaller chapters, which are perceived as weak, cannot get new members. Independents who want to pledge, but don't get a bid from a strong aka large chapter would rather remain Independents than pledge a weak aka small org. Some campuses and GLOs have expanded too quickly. Some campuses have waited for all existing GLOs to reach total to add a new org. Unfortunately, people don't want this small GLO because it is perceived as weak. During this time the weakest group drags down the rest of the greek system. If the independents who didn't get a bid and wanted one would all join the same small chapter, it would grow larger aka stronger as would greeklife on that campus.
Am I reading this correctly? Could someone please clarify if I am missing something? Thank you in advance.
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You make an excellent point, Deefer, in that on some campuses there have been mergers (or absoptions) which'll
result in the rise of both...and some of the objections disappear as it is a new group This especially happens when the bottom
group is a chapter of a prominent fraternity elsewhere.
And I have seen the whole floor of a dorm go out en masse to
rescue a bottom chapter--sometimes with great results.
These are good ideas, heroic measures, and indeed learning
experiences. But where does it happen, when, and how often?
However, it is not at all naive to look upon this as a solution.
And I have seen campuses where fraternity or sorority members removed their badges, went over to to the weaker house to help rush. Sometimes with good results, but often just avoiding the inevitable, as the weak chapter cannot stand the success, or in sarcastic t erms "despite the heroic efforts
of (insert names), the project failed."
It is healthy to have a site like this, and just because some disagreements occur, the so -called "naive idealists" will not
go away. A little introspection might help.